Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-24
preach to- morrow" inquired Mr.. Gil

Mr.. Ames- sssavs IT'S none of his funeral
who thew oct. He's nut out because they
wouldn't call that Mr.. Otiin; but we
never could have made that thing work. -
"He preached good sermons, said Mr..
Gilkev. reaectiveIy.
..He talked through his nose" said
Mrs. Gilkey, ~conclusiyely.
..Then the Whites" said Mr.. Ames.
oThey want that eastern man. with the
long hair. He's A sort of a cousin 10
Whites wife. The West End are all
united ON that man from washington.
And DR.. Glover's cot a man down south
that he's irving 10 run in this long
/. time" Mr.. Ames paused for breath,
and Mrs. Gilkey took up the burden of
his complaint.
Eyes" she said. ..and the Georges say
they won't vote for ANYBODY but that Mr..
Paine, from Ohio. He stayed with them
while he was here, and they say he is
lust as agreeable and entertaining as
can be. You'd never suspect he was a
minister"
At this stage Mr.. Ames, happening to
look up suddenly, surprised an amused
smile on the face of the stranger who
shared his seat.
II beg your pardon" said that gentle
man, in answer to Mr.. Ames' stare, 81
could not help overhearing your CONVEX
sation."
.No harm DONE" returned Mr.. Ames,
affably. "we,re pretty much interested
in getting the right sort of a man for our
church. We know what keeps the thing
going, you see." He ratified, signif-
cantly, some coins In his pocket, and the
stranger minated that he saw,
'.Isn't it the general opinion that we're
paving too steep a price for our preach
ing?" inquired MI. Gilkey.
Altogether" said Mr.. Ames. m
phatically. sand I say we've lust got
to drop of $500 on our next man. Why,
when / was a bow, q minister didn't get
over $500 or $500 a year, and they MAN.
aged to live on it somehow. They didn't
throw Their money around ON all sorts of
ext~ravagances, III be bound"
People say we have these things our
Selves began Mr.. Gilkey, mildly.
81 don't care if we do!'' retorted Mr..
Ames. II earn my money, and | know
where it comes FROM"
Mr.. Ames had, by this time, worked
himself into quite q vehement state OF
mind. He ostensibly addressed Mr.. Gilkey:
but it Is not strange that the conscious
ness that the stranger was an interested
listener caused him to elaborate his argu-
ment with the distinctness and precision
of one who feels that he is making a good
point. He now glanced for approval of
his sentiments from Mr.. Gilkey 10 the
stranger, and the latter seemed encour-
aged to venture a remark.
"What particular style of man do you
desire for a pastor?' he inquired.
1--WE want a first class man" said W.
Ames, with the air of reciting a well
learned lesson. ''Some one who can hold
his own with the other ministers in the
place. Now, you see"-becoming conf
dential-''there's a certain set in our
church that are strong on doctrine, and
another class that don't care ANYTHING
about it, and won't hear it preached! They
mostly don't belong to the church, but
they com regularly and rent our best
pews, and we feel bound to consider their
feelings. But it takes a man with some
tact 10 get along with these things and
not offend any one."
Indeed il must " said the stranger.
And Mrs. Gilkey said, in further Illus
tration of the point: .sWhy, we can never
keep a man more than six months with
out one set or the other getting down on
him. He's sure to be in hot water some
where. Oh, dear! why didn't you catch
that?''
This last exclamation was not ad-
dressed to the stranger, but to Mr.. Gil.
key. For in the excitement of the dis
cussion the lady had loosened her hold
upon the bandbox. and a sudden Jolt of
the cars had pr~ecipitated il into the aisle.
With the aid of a fellow passenger and a
a n Mr.. Gilkey fshed up the precious
parcel. and by the time this feat was ac-
complished the train was moving slowly
into the Brandon station.
Mr.. Ames shook hands with the
stranger at parting and said he was glad
to have met him; after which ceremony
the travellers repaired to their several
destinations, Mrs. Gilkey with grave
forebodings lest the fall should have re-
suited disastrously to the contents of the
bandbox; Mr.. Ames with a placid salts
faction with himsek and the world at
large, and the stranger-but as he is a
stranger we cannot guess with any ac-
curacy what his thoughts and feelings
were.
The church was filed that Sabbath
morning, and an agreeable futter of ex.